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Halloween & Fall Wrap Up – Be Inspired with Eileen Hull’s Dies!

Welcome to our Halloween and Fall wrap up post for October! We hope all the inspiration throughout the month has sparked your creativity. Have you been sharing your projects in the Eileen Hull Fan Club? 😉 There is a packed post here for you this week so get comfy and scroll on…

Sue Eldred created a Field Notes & Specimen Card Die autumn journal filled with all the cozy fall feels. Be sure to visit her blog to see the creative way she bound this album. You’ll want that technique in your toolbox!

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Designer Lisa Hoel created a “Halloween Party in a box” – a Slotted Treat Box that is! This Plus Die cuts a large box that had room to really pack in the festive details. See all the photos, inside and out, in Lisa’s blog post.

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Cuteness overload! Check out this darling little notebook Elizabeth Robinson made by decoupaging a fall napkin onto a Pocket Notebook cover. Eileen sells mixed packs of fun paper napkins in her etsy store that are perfect for all sorts of paper crafting projects. See how Elizabeth created hers (and photos of journal insides) on her blog.

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More Halloween & Fall wrap up projects ahead, keep scrolling…

Jenny Marples has great attention to the details and it shows in this fabulous fall themed box she created using the Slotted Treat Box Die. She ended up hand sewing all the zig zag stitching. Impressive Jenny and worth the effort. The felt leaves add such a nice touch too. Pay Jenny’s blog a visit for more.

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Madeline Arendt has a whole collection of Halloween and fall projects gathered in her post! (Seriously, there are over a dozen makes, all wonderful.) You must go see! This little Shadowbox Frame scene is one of my favorites.

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It’s Harry Potter Halloween time for Susie Bentz! She had previously made a Halloween Tiny Book and decided to keep going by making more little books she imagined would be found in the Hogwarts library. Love them! See all the details in her post.

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Lastly, Sarah Lizzie also had some fun with one of Eileen’s paper napkin lots from her etsy store. She made this spooky little Passport Book that fits the season perfectly. Find her how-to in her blog post!


Whew! That was an epic post to be sure. Come back next week to find out what the November theme will be!

If you missed the last posts, you can find them here, here and here.

Get connected with Eileen:

Found on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join the nearly 8000 other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Above all, make sure to answer the questions so we know you are legit! Watch her Facebook Lives at Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to for project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Creative Fall Themed Projects Using Eileen Hull Dies

Happy autumn everyone! This month here on the blog we are celebrating fall themed projects made with Eileen Hull’s versatile Sizzix dies. We’ve seen some inspirational makes over the past few weeks and there are more for you this week too. Scroll on…

Eileen Hull herself is getting in on the fall theme with this gorgeous decoupaged Pocket Notebook journal. She documented the creation of it over the course of three different making sessions. For Part 1 of the decoupage journal project, watch the free class Eileen just taught at Fave Crafts. Part 2 and Part 3 are viewable on her YouTube channel. Check it out!

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Designer Tonya Trantham made a pretty slimline fall themed card. The base is cut using the Journal Die and she decorated it with flowers cut using the Floral Silhouettes Die Set found only at Scrapbook.com. This style of card is a great way to use up scraps of patterned paper! Find all the details in Tonya’s blog post.

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Bonus Fall Themed project from Sue Eldred…

She made this colorful and bold sunflower door hanger using Eileen’s Sunflower Die. As Sue says, it’s the perfect die for making large paper cut flowers! Pay her blog a visit for the how-to.

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Join us next week for more Fall themed projects for your inspiration!

If you missed the last posts, you can find them here and here.

Get connected with Eileen:

New on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join the nearly 8000 other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Above all, make sure to answer the questions so we know you are legit! Watch her Facebook Lives at Eileen Hull Designs on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to for project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

If you missed Eileen’s Live from Tuesday, 10/17 you can watch the replay on both her YouTube channel and in FaceBook. Eileen has some Gel Press fun with leaves while making her leaf print journal. Watch Part 1 on replay here. Part 2 is the subject of her Thursday, 10/19 live!

The Great Outdoors Inspiration Wrap-Up

Hasn’t this been a great month? All during September the Teams have been looking to the Great Outdoors for the inspiration for their creative projects. We have definitely been treated to some fabulous makes! This week the Educator Team steps up to the plate to wow us with their interpretations of the theme. Let’s take a look…

Designer Sarah Lizzie loves to spend time at the seaside listening to sound of the waves and that love comes through in her summery Display Stand Die project celebrating the sea. Check out her blog post for all the how-to on making this fun project.

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Madeline Arendt created a banner project that lets you bring a bit of the outdoors inside to brighten up your indoor decor. I love how she incorporates fabric and natural materials. Plus, these banners have a little secret in the construction. You will have to go read Madeline’s blog to find out what it is…

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Heads up for full on fall…

The rest of the Educator Team has definitely jumped into the fall feel feet first! Give us pumpkins, colored leaves and Halloween!

Cleverly using two of the lid pieces from the Treasure Box Die, Jennie Atkinson created a botanical box bedecked with a butterfly, flowers and other found embellishments. The collection radiates a gentle fall feel. See Jennie’s blog post for many more detail photos of this beautiful project and also the tutorial.

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Anne Redfern checks the Halloween box with this delightfully spooky outdoor scene featuring Arthur the grumpy owl. Apparently he does not approve of the yowling cat. This is a journal cover made using the Journal XL Die. Anne shares a tutorial and some photos of parts of the inside on her blog so you will not want to miss that!

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Anita Houston shares a quick and easy project with us that is also interactive! If you harken back to your childhoods, you may remember flannel boards with felt cut out characters you could rearrange on the background. Well, Anita created a mini fall themed one using the Display Stand Die! This is such a creative idea and would make a fun little gift. She spills all her secrets in her blog post so head on over and read up on how to make your own.

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Next week it’s party time!!
Eileen’s new Chapter 4 Dies will be released…

and we’re celebrating with a Facebook live party and a blog hop! Stay tuned for more details!

Thanks for stopping by to pay a visit. If you missed the previous posts, you can find them here, here and here.

Join Eileen on her twice weekly Facebook Live shows at Eileen Hull Designs – Tuesdays at 6:00 pm EST and Thursdays at 4:00 pm EST. Become a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club-  a friendly, talented and encouraging community of crafty folks that you will want to meet. Please join our group and don’t forget to answer the questions! Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Below is the link for Eileen’s Facebook Live from Tuesday. She covers the wedding aftermath, opens some happy mail, and shows us how to make a desk calendar using the Display Stand Die.

Fall is in the Air House

Hi everyone it’s me, Tonya! If you have been following along you know Eileen is away teaching classes. So today I’m “taking over” the blog to show you how I created this simple Fall is in the Air House! 

Creating the House

To start this project, cut two  House Ornament Diecut from matboard. Cut the flap off one of the house diecuts on the bottom as seen in the photo below.


Ink an Art Dauber with Butter Chalk Ink from the Cornucopia Chalk Paintbox Inks.  This set of inks was used for the whole project including inking both house diecuts. Place the Mandala Art Screen on top of the house diecut and load a spatula with Extra Heavy Gel (Matte)  Apply the gel over the art screen. Complete the same steps for second house diecut and let both diecuts dry. This was my first time I ever used extra heavy matte gel and I discovered I absolutely LOVED it!

Next ink Art Daubers with Harvest, Dark Brown and Pumpkin Spice Chalk Inks and randomly ink both house diecuts. Once dry, adhere both house diecuts together and add gems around both sides of the roof.

Decorating the House

I must have been in a crafting zone because I forgot to take photos of the steps of how I put the flower together. YIKES! Cut six flowers and one leaf from crinoline fabric from the Journaling Card, Flowers and Leaves Diecuts. The glass tray was inked with Red Barn and Dark Moss Chalk Inks, and water was added to both inks. Six flowers were placed into the Red Barn and the leaf was placed into the Dark Moss Inks. All diecuts were completely covered before I removed them to dry. The final step for the flower was adhering all together. I added the leaf to the back of the flower before adhering to the corner of the roof.

The tiny chipboard flower I inked with Red Barn. The Watercolor Paper leaf was inked with Mint Chalk Inks. The leaf was added to back and a sequin to the center of flower. I then placed a Foam Pop Dot to the back of the flower and  above the window. The house was finished by tying a bow from cording and adding to the side of the roof. I hope you have been following Eileen as she travels and her Inspiration Team as they share their some fun crafting ideas!

Thanks for stopping by, hope your day is wonderful and enjoy creating!